Superintendent's Roles and Responsibilities in the Budgeting Process

Week 2, Assignment 4

The Responsibility of the Superintendent in the Budget Process

The Superintendent in my district is held accountability by all stakeholders for overseeing the budget and the budget process.  In our district the  superintendent, like in most medium to large districts, rely on competent business managers that ensures the integrity of the financial affairs for the entire district.  While the detailed of the district budgeting process is not part of our superintendent’s daily tasks, monitoring the overall process and communicating with all stakeholder is the superintendent’s responsibility.   Our superintendent meets weekly with the business managers to analyze the budget process and spot-check areas of concerns. 

My superintendent indicated that the success of the budget adoption process depends largely on the superintendent’s ability to communicate all variables affecting the budget. When clear and concise goals explains all expenditures this helps to get the support for a balanced and supported budget.